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pusillanimous

英 /ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/美 /ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/
  • adj.
    胆怯的；懦弱的；优柔寡断的
GRESAT

双语例句

  1. The pusillanimous elephant ran away at the sight of the mouse.
    胆小的大象一看见老鼠就跑掉了。
  2. His failure to help the old man who was being robbed was pusillanimous.
    他的胆怯促使他未能援助被行抢的老人。
  3. Pusillanimous managers complain that they're forced to make these cuts by short-term oriented investors.
    优柔寡断的经理人往往抱怨，他们削减此类开支是因为受到目光短浅的投资者的压力。

网络短语

  • Pusillanimous And Capricious
    优柔寡断反复无常
  • feckless poor-spirited pusillanimous
    无气力的
  • irresolute pusillanimous weak-headed weak-kneed weak-minded
    优柔寡断的

词语扩展

adj.
chickenlily-livered
胆怯的；懦弱的；优柔寡断的
adv.
pusillanimously胆怯地，怯懦地；优柔寡断地
n.
pusillanimity胆怯；无气力；优柔寡断

词义分布

优柔寡断的
42.9%
懦弱的
28.6%
胆怯的
28.6%

英英释义

  • adj.lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

词源

  • pusillanimous胆怯的
    来自拉丁语pusillis,非常弱小的，瘦弱的，来自pullus的不规则小词形式，词源同pullet,foal.-anim,呼吸，勇气，词源同animal.引申词义胆怯的。